Improvement in journal-packing racks



W. H. HUMPHREY.

Journal-Packing Racks.

N0, 142,698, Patented September 9,1873.

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Urrnn STATES WILLIAM H. HUMPHREY, OF LANSINGBURG, NEVI/' YORK, ASSIGNORTO W. II. HUMIHREY AND D. H. HUMIHREY, OF SAME PLAGE.

IMPROVEMENT IN JOURNAL-PACKING RACKS.

Specification forming part. of Letters Patent No. 142,69S, datedSep'ember 9, 1873; application filed June 27, 1873.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit-known thatI, WILLIAM H. HUMPHREY, of Lansingburg, in the county ofRensselaer, and State of New York, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Journal-Packing Racks; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings and to the letters of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists, first, in the construction andarrangement of a journal-packing rack to be placed inside of acarjournal box; and, second, in combining with such rack au insidelplate supported upon one or more springs, all of which will behereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a transverse section, and Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section,of my journal-rack.

A represents a car-journal box, and B the journal constructed in any ofthe known and usual ways. "Within the box A, below the journal, isplaced a rack, C, made of metal or other suitable material for holdingthe waste D. This rack may be made in one piece, or in sections, as maybe desired, and is constructed so as to form channels a a at the sidesto hold the surplus oil or other lnbricatin g fluid used to feed to thewaste for lubricating the journal. In the rack are a number ofperforations or slots a' .'70, as shown, for the purpose of feeding thewaste with oil, so that it gives a surplus of oil from the describedchannels a. a. Inside of the rack C is placed a perforated plate, G,supported upon one or more springs, b, for the purpose of adjusting thewaste to the journal as settling or wear of the waste takes place. Bythis means the journal is at all times kept thoroughly lubricated, andwill not heat.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, lis- The combination of theperforated packingrack C C, plate G, and springs b b, substantially asand for the purpose speciiied.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I aflix my signaturein presence of* two witnesses.

W. H. IIUMPHREY.

Witnesses:

J ULIUs PEAU, EUGENE HYATT.

